Re: Resurrecting a 1951 Henney-Packard Parts Car

Posted by Packard Don On 2023/5/10 11:39:12

Leaving today and the shop is now all closed up but yesterday I did get the transmission back in and frontmost u-joint on. The yoke itself seems to be in UPS limbo in Bend, OR with every day saying Preparing for Delivery rather than Out for Delivery which means it’s actually on the truck so didn’t get it to completely install the rest of the shaft. The transmission is supposed to have an adapter on it to change from the Mechanics type flange here to the Spicer loop-type u-joint but, until I locate the adapter, I’ll use the u-joint shown.

On another front - the roof - I may have located a better housing for the siren as the one I have was damaged. This replacement has some stress cracks, though, so I won’t know if it’s repairable until I send it and my damaged casting to the plater in Washington State. The first one is mine and the second is the replacement followed by the casting to which it attaches. The damage on mine isn’t really obvious in the first photo but it is distorted badly in multiple directions and even the attaching holes at the edge were ripped.

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